2000 Mercedes-Benz CLK430 Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 5%of 20 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 12,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz CLK430, 5% of the 20 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,500 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I own a 2001 Mercedes-Benz CLK430. I have been experiencing intermittent sporadic failure of the ABS, bas, esp systems when I apply the brake. On occasions the gas pedal sticks and the car speeds up to dangerous speed. The car has to be put in neutral and once stop and restart, it would run normal again, and the car shows no malfunction . Recently on july of 2013, while I was driving on the freeway and the car sped up on it own and almost went out of control. When I apply the brake ABS/bas/esp reported as failed, but the car did stop when I put in neutral and apply the brake. …”
NHTSA complaint #10534614, filed 2013-08, 12,500 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10032370Mar 2, 2009Mercedes benz: all model 202, 208, 210 equipped with code 472a (electronic stability program) esp indicator lamp illuminated/fault code c1401 or c1405. No model years listed.
Electronic stability control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz CLK430
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz CLK430
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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